By Sabina Clarke Patrick J. Eiding, a leader in the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania labor movement and a voice for workers across the country will receive the Dennis Clark Solas Award from the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians on December 7th.… Continue Reading
By Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew You might recognize this dog better by its name in English, the Glen of Imaal terrier. And where’s the Glen of Imaal located anyway? Another alternate name for this dog will clarify – it’s also called… Continue Reading
By Barbara Nolan The box full of 2,700-year old dust was quite full, brimming with a golden-looking powdery substance. Its appearance was quite fitting, since it came from drinking vessels inside the tomb of the legendary King Midas (or perhaps… Continue Reading
FROM COUNTY ROSCOMMON IN IRELAND TO NORTHPHILADELPHIA By Joanne Ennis and Eileen Troxell Saint Malachy Parish in North Philadelphia is celebrating its 160th jubilee. The first parishioners of Saint Malachy were part of the great migration from Ireland in the 1850s. … Continue Reading
It’s the remarkable longevity of this band that stands out for these five guys. That, and the infectious excitement generated by frontman Luke Jardel (acoustic guitar), who makes it seem oh so natural as he draws the audience in to… Continue Reading
Caption: Father Roy Bourgeois and Sabina Clarke | photo © Tom Keenan By Sabina Clarke Peace activist and outspoken and embattled Maryknoll priest, Father Roy Bourgeois, the founder of the School of the Americas Watch, addressed a crowd of more… Continue Reading
By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine “ONE IN SIX AMERICANS STRUGGLES WITH HUNGER!” This fact is announced on a billboard on Lehigh Avenue, a few blocks west of St. Francis Inn. This message is an apt introduction to the neighborhood served… Continue Reading
By Jamie O’Brien Marie-Therese McCartin — Another April Day (MTM Records MTMCD001) I wasn’t sure what to make of this instrumental album when it first arrived. I’ll be honest, the first listening did not grab me and as a result,… Continue Reading
By Peter Makem At the ultimate height of symbol and ritual was the deepest low of economic and social depression. When people were acclaiming the healing of the final wounds in the thousand-year-old Ireland/England saga, others were murmuring about the… Continue Reading
By Sabina Clarke Since she was six years old and the nun took her to see the Tabernacle in church, Judy Heffernan, a good Catholic schoolgirl, a product of Catholic education and a graduate of Presentation Blessed Virgin Mary grammar… Continue Reading